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VOL. XX, VIII. NO.
39.
ROCK ISLAND, ELL.. SATTJKDAT. DECEMBEK 2. 1899.
PEICE TEHEE CENTS
ROCK
ARGUS
I
r
It
a
E
VICTORY.
That of Americans in the
Province of Vis
c aya.
EIGHT HUNDRED PRISONERS
Which Includes the Plntire
Insurgent Force
There.
Washington. Dec. 2. Otis cables:
'Report is received that Bayonbong,
with the province of Nueva Viscaya,
surrendered Nov. to Lieut. Mon
roe, of the 4th cavalry, who com
manded the advance scouts on the
Cirrangalan train, consisting of 50
men and three native scouts. The
insurgent general. Canon, surren
dered the entire force, numbeiing i"00
men. armed with Mausers, and a
nnmlier of officer .4. Seventy Spanish
and two American prisoners were se
cured. "
COLLAPSE II IS UFO IN.
A eninaltlo Force Commrnre to.'nrren.
tier tn Large Numbers.
Washington. "Dec. 2 A telegram
reccj ved cstcrday by the press stated
lliilt General Lawloii. at Hamlong.
w:is in telcgraphh
With the insurgents
COlllllllllliciltlOll
it Bayombong,
twenty miles away. ti vc to surren
der of I lie l-'ilipilio forces :it that place.
Iist night the press received tlie fol
lowing, wliieli indicates lli:it the sur
render li:is been accomplished:
"Manila. Iee. 2. .:2 a. in. Soncral
Colloll surrendered NOM officers and
men with ritles. several American,
and seventy Spanish prisoners, and
the garrison at Bayoinl.oiig. province
of Neiiva Vizeaya. to Lieutenant Mon
roe, witli titty men of the Fourth cav
alry." Heaviest Capture or the War.
Considerable interest is felt here in
this news, particularly as the numlier
is said to exceed that captured by the
I'niteil Slates troops at any one time
Bayomloi;g is the city to which Aguin
TYPICAL IIOC6K IN THE rillUrrlNRS.
nldo at one time contemplated retreat
ing for the purpose of locating the re
Ik I capital, aficr he was forced to tlee
from Taiiac: bat the American troops
pressed him so bard that he was tm
rtile to carry out his intention. No in
formation regard in;; the surrender had
Ikiu received at the war department
lip to an early hour today.
Mcalcles Make tiood Scoots.
Wrd comes from the Philippines
that the two companies of Macalele
scouts under Captain Batson are doing
M well that it has 1m-ou decided to or
ganize a full battalion of those natives.
The additional two companies will le
very usetui Hi tlie preseni campaign. ;
in 'tr.-ii-kiiiif the tleeimr remnants of
Aguinaldo's disorganized army. For
General Otis' advices to the war de
partment show that the advance into
the jpjerior is leiug vigorously pushed
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum
Alum biking powders are tb greatest
mmacrrs to health of Che present day.
RDTABL
r.na tnc American 'troops Continue to
drive back and disperse the scattered
bands encountered. He states lliat Cap
tain Warwick. Kighteenth infantry.
was kitted in an engagement at Passi.
lloilo province, on the nr.th inst.
Method, of the Wily Tafral.
A story coining from Zamlioanga
Mindanao, puts a decidely lurid light on
the methods of the Tagals when they
want to. gain a point. It tells how it
came about that the I'nited States was
put in possession of Zamhoango. It
seems that one Calixto was a partisan
of Aguinaldo, who had gone to Min
danao to round up the Aguinaldo
froces. while Midel. mayor of letuan.
wanted peace with our forces. Midel.
under a pretext, secured Calixto's pres
ence in Tetuan and the mayor's guards
tired a volley, killing Calixto instantly.
Midel at once repaired to the Castiue
and arranged with Commander Very
for the occupation of Zamhonnga.
WILL SHUT OUT ROBERTS.
Monnon Representative "Not To
Be AI-
lowed to Take the Oath.
Washington, liec. 2. At a confer
ence of about twenty-live prominent
bouse Republicans held at the Capitol
last night it was decided that the
eligibility of Heprescntative-elect Rob
erts, of I'tah. to occupy a seat in the
house of representatives should be in
vestigated and determined and that
;;-.-uding the decision he should not be
Permitted to take the oath of office, an
jectiou being held by the conference
BP.IGHAM II. ROBERTS
to be all that is necessary
to attain
this end.
It is also said that the precedents
for objecting to the swearing in of a
member duly elected and bearing prop
er credentials are numerous and in
point. Among others are the well
known cases of Proctor Knott. Boyd
Winchester and John M. Rice, of Keu
tucky. who were elected to congress
shortly after the war and also were
charged- with ineligibility on the
ground of disloyalty. All these pre
cedents were cited at the conference.
Montliiy Kcce. p"c; auu "iii.it urneinent.
Washington. Dec. '2. The monthly
comparative statement of the receipts
and expenditures of the government
during November shows tlie total re
ceipts to have been 1;.!4.".572. as
against ?:5S.'.mh.!15 for November, 1S1IS.
The disbursements during tlie last
month were $-!0.7:!.S47. which leaves
a surplus for the month of $ii,17r,7ri.
Doing the (Itiail-Kating Trick.
Danville, Ills.. Dec. 2. Clay Smith,
a barber in this city, observed Thanks
giving day by eating his thirty-second
quail in thirty-two consecutive days.
Smith says he feels as well as when he
commenced and has experienced no in
convenience, lie has killed his own
birds and has kept steadily at work
at his trade when not hunting quail.
Methodist Cournu Adjourns.
St. Louis, Dec. 2. The Methodist
congress adjourned yesterday after
noon, after having been in session live
lays, attended by some of the most
eminent divines in the denomination.
As the congress possesr-ed no executive
authority nothing was done except to
openly discuss questions affecting tlie
Christian progress of today.
National Hank Note Circulation.
Washington. Dec. 2. The monthly
circulation statement of tlie comptrol
ler of the currency shows at the
close of business Nov. l!t. ls:!. the
total circulation of national bank notes
was S"Jl.':.7i.21. an increase during
the month of November, of 7.-..V4.and
an increase during the last twelve
months of l.tirS.21.
Bletlintliat College Atwociatibn.
Indianapolis. Iec. 2. The ninth an
nual meeting of the College Associa
tion of tiie Methodist Kpiscopal
Church, composed of the presidents of
tli hading Methodist colleges of the
l liiled States, closed last night. The
following officers were elected: Iresl
detit. Rev. Warren. 1. 1.. D.. Boston:
secretary and treasurer. Rev. R. M.
Freshwater. I. Rerea. O.
Aoo'.lier Fatally Poor Markina.
Kau Claire. Wis.. Dec. 2. Walter
You:ig. a farmer whose home was four
n;iles from Osseo. was accidentally
sliei and killed by his sou. who was
t;ylg to shoot a turkey.
Death of a Michigan Pioneer.
Negaunee. Mich.. Dec. 2. Charles
SunWrg. cue of the original owners of
the Buffalo mines here and among the
wealthiest citizens of this place, died
yesterday of stomach trouble, after an
illness of three days. He had leen a
resilient of Negaunee for thirty years.
He was .VI years of age.
Coudiii.m of the National Debt.
Washington. Dec. 2. The treasury
stateuieut of the public debt shows
that at the close of business Nov. 2!.
lNSKi. the debt less cash in the treasury
amounted to JM.Htumi.s:!!. a decrease
for the month of $.rsJ7.7."t, due to the
purchase of Itouds.
Doirg nothing is doing ill." Im
pure blood neglected will become a
serious matter. Take Hood's Sarsa
parilla at once and avoid the ill.
TO SHARE IN SAMOA,
Treaty for Partition of Islands
Signed in Washing-
ton.
IMPORTANT ACT THI3 AFTERNOON.
President Deslc-nates the Son of His Pre
mier to Proceed to Sooth Africa to Suc
ceed Macruui as lotted States Consul at
Pretoria A Responsible Post for Voane
Bay Coder Present Crisis.
Washington, Dec. 2. The treaty
for partition of the Samoan Islands
was signed at the state department at
20 this afternoon.
Hay's Son Goes to Pretoria.
Washington, Dec. 2. The president
designated A. F. Hay to proceed at
once to South Africa as representative
of the state department to take the
place of Macruni, the present U. S.
consul at Pretoria. He is a sou of the
secretary of state.
TRADE IS SATISFACTORY.
In Spite of the Weather General Trend
of the Price Movement.
New York. Dec. 2. Bradstreet's to
day says: Warm weather and a holi
day have imparted au appearance of
irregularity and even dullness to some
lines of distributive trade, completing
a month which has been on the whole
quieter than was the preceding month,
but one which still makes satisfac
tory comparisou with a corresponding
period a year ago. when the weather
conditions particularly favored dis
tributive business in seasonable goods.
'1 he price situation generally is aiinar-
f ently one of notable strength, in view
of these conditions. Farm products,
it is true -notably wheat ami corn
have been weak and lower. Other
cereals are stronger, however.
Provisions have leen lower, but lard
has been steady on good export de
mand. The situation in textiles has ap
parently lost little in strength during
tlie week. Cotton goods have been very
Mrong. Woolen goods have been strong
also. Raw wool has again advanced.
Iron and steel are even
steel are even quieter than
they were a week ago. and some shad
iug of prices has given an appearance
ii regularity. Other metals have been
fairly tirm.
Business failures in the United
States, as usual at this period, number
171 for the week, as compared with
202 last week. 212 In this week a vear
ago. 2.V) in ls;7. 3r. in 1M r.nd 315 iu
WAY THE KHALIFA DIED.
Sat Down with Ills Kmlrs In the Track of
the Britldu
Cairo. Doc. 2. Officers from the
Soudan who have arrived here say that
when tieneral Wingate's force over
took the khalifa the latter tried to out
tlank the Anglo-Kgyptians. but failed.
Seeing his position was hopeless the
khalifa told his emirs to stay witli
him niul die. He then spread a sheep
skin on the ground and sat down on it,
with the emirs on either side of him.
The khalifa was found shot through
the head, heart, arms and legs, and
the emirs were lying dead beside him.
The memtH'rs of his bodyguard were
all d ail in front of them. Ceaeral Win
gate's force swept over them without
recognising the khalifa and his emirs,
but they were identified later. Th
khalifa is described as of medium
height, strong ami stout, of light brown
color, and wearing a long, grey beard.
Want Onay Shot Out.
Pittsburg. Dec. 2. A memorial ad
dressed to the Democratic uiemliers of
the Fnited States senate by the Demo
cratic executive state committee
of Pennsylvania is made public here.
It gives in detail the legal reasons why
in Democratic opinion M. S. Quay
should not be crmitted to take his
scat in the senate, and closes with the
declaration that he is "the head and
front of a "political machine.
that he has degraded our public
and debauched our elections,
passed election laws that are
means of practicing fraudulent
life
ami
but
vot-
ing."
Murderous l ight for a Small Cause.
Schleswig. Ia.. Dec. 2. .lames and
Charles Wayne, brothers: Patrick Mc
Donougii and Peter Oilmore. railroad
workmen, had a tight over flipping a
nickel for the drinks Wednesday night,
(iilmoiv's thioat was tut from the back
of the neck to the chin and his face
from the ear to the mouth. McDon
ough was stabbed iu the abdomen. Tim
wounded men were taken on a siocial
train to the Carroll hospital. McDon
ough will die. Oilmore is in a serious
condition. The Waynes tied.
Protests Against Mormon Kobrrts.
Cedar Rapids. Ia.. Dec. 2. At two
union Thanksgiving servh-es. among
which Included more than thirty
churches, a committee from the Minis
terial union presented resolutions pro
testing against seating Brigham H.
Roberts as representative from I'tah.
If this cannot be prevented then his
expulsion le secured and asking con
gress to prepare the way for constitu
tional amendment w hich shall root out
polyga my.
New Scheme for the Militia.
Des Moines. Ia.. Dec. 2. Adjutant
General M. L. Byers has filed his bien
nial report with Governor Shaw. He
recommended that the National Guard
be made an Integral part of the regular
army, although such a change would
require amendments to the state con
stitution and the federal statutes. Gen
eral Byers asks that the election of offi
cers in the National Guard beabolish
ed. insisting that it is ruinous to dis
cipline. Aaaaasm Works a m thank.
Terre Haute. IndL. Dec. 2. Charles
jB. MoberJey. .a telegrapher for the Bi,r
rour at rrnniuoii, ins., is nying in
the hospital here. Moberley. while
leaving the Methodist church at San
ford. Ind.. was struck on the head by
some unknown person and his skull
crushed.
REPORTS ON OPERATIONS
England Hears From Her Various Sonth
African Leaders.
London, Dec. 2. The warollicehas
received the following from Gen. For
restier-Walker: ' Capetown, Friday
Dec. l. uen. oatacre reports bo
change in the situation."
"lien, trench has made a recon
naissance from Naauwpoort to Kos
mead. The troops returned to-day
'uen. Aietnuen s nesn wound is
slight, lie is remaining at Modder
river for the reconstruction of the
bridge. Am reinforcing him with
Highlanders and cavalry corps, horse
artillery, the Canadian regiment, the
Australian contingents and three bat
talions of infantry moved up to the
Peiarand Belmont line. '
r.ondou, Dec. 2. Absolute silence has
fallen over affairs in South Africa
The war office has not yet received
Lord Metlnten's casualty list. It is re
garded as practically certain that I-ord
Methm-ii has been reinforced by half
CITTT BALL, PIETERMARITZBUIUJ.
a battalion of the Cordon Highlanders,
a regiment of cavalry :uid a battery
of artillery, and that Do Aar is being
daily reinforced by troops to hold the
lines of communication.
It is supposed that the Natal ad
vance has been delayed by the ueces-
sitv of get ting supplies to Pietermaritz-
i burg, but not a word emanates from
; anv of the various commands,
LIVERY STABLE
FIRED.
t orty Horei and 830,000 In Value De
ctroyed.
Boone. Iowa. Dec. 3- The liverv
stable of Paine & Son turned todav
40 horses being cremated. The loss is
20,000: insurance 7,0JJ0. The tire
was started by an incea.diary.
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.
The Princess of Walefc was 55 years
old yesterday.
Scarlet fever and 'diphtheria con
tinue to spread at Chic.tgo.
Bulgaria's state bank has virtually
abandoned the gold standard.
British Columbia miners oppose the
importation of American labor.
The New York stated canals were
closed officially at noon (yesterday.
Kuiperor William's eldest sou is re
ported to be betrothed .to Queen Wil-
l.eliuua.
The will of the late
ice President
Hobart disposes of ?2,."(lj
.t:t0 worth of
property.
The total gold product tin of theCrlp
pie reek district in
$.2.515,M0.
tovember was
June W. Gayle, of Owau county
was
nominated for congress
iy the Demo-
crats of the Seventh
trict.
$entucky dis-
Twenty-eight thousai d operatives
in Fall River. Mass., ha k'e been beue
lited by a 10 per cen . advance in
wages.
Kx-Senator John SI. I n liner, of Illi
nois, is in Washington fathering ma
terical for his forthoouiiqk; book of rec
ollections. 4
The National Dairyniei
is preparing to renew i
congress for a higher ta
l's association
s demand on
i on oleo col-
red as butter. i
Clyde Mattox, wljo bis killed five
men. and been pardoned ynce for mur
der by McKinley. is on O-ial again for
another murder. l
The oleomargarine llw has been
finally vindicated as to is validity by
sending two Ponnsylvanjins to prison
for violation thereof. t
KurojH'an powers are disposed to ask
the Fnited States for fu open door
policy in the Philippines?!!! return for
their consent to the Siiine iolicy iu
China. y
Mrs. Moulton. wife or, Colonel Goo.
M. Moulton. was presented with a dia
mond badge by the members of the
Second regiment, at Chicago, as a
tribute to her kindness r to the regi
meut. v
Fonnd 1. is Ilody in Itie Canat.
Oshkosh. Wis.. Dec. 2. The body of
John McClusky. a state lumber in
spector, was found in the rWond nn-th-western
canal yesterday, by two boys
who were spearing sunken logs. One
struck McClusky s head' and brought
his body to the surface. The body had
apparently not been in the water long.
McClusky was recently appointed lum
ber insoectxir.
Davs Going to SouTh Africa.
Kansas City. Mo., Dec. 2. A dis
patch to The Times from Washington
says: Assistant Secretary Webster
Davis, of the interior department, will
sail f.-oni New York next Tuesday for
Cape Town. South Africa. He ex
pects to lie gone at least three months.
It is his intention to see something of
the Boer war. Davis expects later to
get Into the Transvaal as the guest of
President Kruger.
e
To avoid a task and to fear It Is to
mnL-A It stnr mqatu ITn - mi AHn f
I cheerfully at ouce. ia to become its mas-
Subscribe for Tax Asara
TO LEAVE THE STATE
Illinois Getting too Hot for the
Industrial Combine
Called Trust. -c
TALK ABOUT A GENEEAL EXODUS
Effect Snch a Move Would Save on Tsxes
and Employes Freak of an Individnat
Who Preferred Death to a Wedding
Carbondale People Proud of a Philip
pine Hero Governor Confers About a
State Institution.
Cliicago, Doc. 2. Most of the big in
dustrial concerns now making their
headquarters iu Chicago are threatening
to remove their plants and offices to
New York after the first of the year.
The officers of the discontented con
cerns assign as a motive lor the re
moval that the state legislature and
Illniois courts are openly hostile to ag
gregations of capital and corporate en
terprise. Several meetings have been
held bv the officers of the largest of the
local industrial concerns, witli the re
sult that it has been practically de
cided upon to move from the state the
first of the year.
Concerns That Talk of Going;.
Tlie concerns involved ami their cap
italizations are: The Glucose Sugar
Refining company, JjlOVX'O.tiOO; the
American Steel Hoop company ,!?.'.'.-
ihhi.ooo: the Federal Steel company.
$2(K).(NNI.ti00: the Distilling Companv of
America, .125.OoO.OMl. Besides these
concerns it is said that all of the ether
large manufacturing industries which
come under the class generallv denom
inated as trusts are likewise contem
plating removal from the state. Chief
among theae are: The Illinois Steel
company, American Tin Plate coni-
iny. American Steel and Wire com
pany and others of lesser magnitude.
AR'ects Haifa Million People.
It lias been learned on undeniable
authority that plans have been matur
ing for some time and that the removal
f the Glucose. Whisky. Federal, and"
Hoop Steel trusts Jan. 1 is almost cer
tain. These four companies directly
employ over 5O.OO0 persons in the state
and pay over l.ooo.ooo iu taxes an
nually. Indirectly over 5oo,ikk persons
are affected by the removal. Local
cooperage and planing establishments
and the coal mines throughout the state
ure the industries which will be most
affected by the removal.
BAD WRECK ON TIIE RAILWAY.
Twice Fred Vogel Disappoints His Sweet
heart This Time by Suicide.
Belleville, Ills.. Dec. 2. Fearing the
responsibility of matrimony Frederick
Yogel, a resident of this city. attempted
to commit suicide on the day and at
the hour when the ceremony was to
have been performed. He is still liv
ing, but the chances for his recovery
are slight. Yogel had promised to mar
ry Mrs. Deffenbach, of Freeburg. ou
Thanksgiving day. It was agreed that
she should come bore. Yogel did not
meet her at the train. He went to the
home of a relative, left a note stating
that if ho was not on hand for the
wedding he would be found dead, and
(Ijsapueared.. He was, fouud at his i
THE LONDON
Real Wonders
Suits and Overcoats that cannot be
bought elsewhere for less than twelve
to fifteen dollars. You will . see
plenty of ten dollar suits and overcoats
but they are not near the value we show.
You Know Us, We Undersell
Them All.
THE LONDON
4-
place if eiir7ii"ment Willi a bullet in
his head.
Mrs. Deffeubaoh went to see him
and staid by his side. He would not
open his eyes nor speak to her. This
is the second time that Yogel has
shirked marriage with the same wom
an. Ten years ago he courted Emma
Struntz at Freeburg. The day before
they were to have been married he
disappeared and for a long time noth
ing was heard from him. The girl
married John Deffeubaoh. They did
not live happily and two years ago.
after she had learned the whereabouts
of Yogel. she obtained a divorce. For
the last year Yogel has lieen employed
here. He renewed his attentions to
Mrs. Deffenbach and they agreed to Ik
married.
THEY KNOW COLONEL BELL,
People at Carbondale Proud of the Hero of
San MigneL
Carbondale. Ills.. Dec. 2. The bril
liant achievement of Colonel James F.
Bell in defeating and scattering the
rebel brigades of San Miguel and
Alejandriuo. near Mangatarem. in the
Philippines, lias been read with great
pride in this section 'or tne state, as
the colonel is well known iu this viciu
Ity. having been professor of military
tactics in the Southern llinois Normal
university in lSNt-S7. While a resident
here he was noted for his radical views
ou athletic sports.
One escapade that at the time at
tracted much attention was his riding
through the main street of the city at
break-nook speed with a rope attached
to Ms saddle and several sledsattached
to the rope, the sleds being occupied by
several frightened teachers and students
of the school.
Rioters Taken to Johnoon County.
Marion. Ills.. Dec. 2. Sheriff Joab
wont to Yienua yesterday with nine
prisoners under indictment for the
Lauder Station riot on Juno .'to last.
The prisoners asked for a change of
venue from this county and will be
tried in Johnson county. Their names
are Kli Booker. Thomas Jeremiah,
Mike Brown. George Durden. Kd
Richie. James Hicks, Arch Brazzleton.
William Smith and Isaac McKee.
Gov, Tanner in Conference.
Springfield. Ills.. Dec. 2. The state
board of charities, the newly appointed
trustees of the hospital for the incur
able insane, and Governor Tanner were
in conference yesterday morning. The
object of the conference was to discuss
the alleged irregularities of the two
trustees removed by the governor last
Monday, and a policy for the adminis
tration of the institutiou.
Illinois Pres. Association.
Springfield. Ills., Doc. 2. The execu
tive committee of the Illinois Press as
sociation has fixed the first Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday iu February,
at the Loxington hotel. Chicago, as tlie
time and place for holding the next
meeting of the association.
Died on TliankxRlvins: Night.
Springfield. Ills., Dec. 2. Judge J. H.
ri'lsbury, one of the oldest residents
of Menard county, died Thursday night
at his home iu Petersburg,, ujfed Ui
rears.
To Cure La Grippe In Two Days,
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. VV. Grove's
signature is on each box. 25 cents.
in Great Values in Suits
for Only
00
$10
A CHIEF.
Democratic House Caucus
in Washing
ton. SELECTING FLOOR LEADER.
The Candidates as Shown
By the Roll
Call J
Washington, Dec. 2. A caucus of
democratic members of the home for
the selection of candidates for house
officers was held this afternoon. Tlie
principal interest centered in the con
test for the speakership nomination.
which carried with it the democratic
leadership on the floor. The candi
dates were: Richardson, of -Tennes
see; De Armond, of Missouri; Bank,
head, of Alabama, and Sulzer, of New
York.
The Vote on Roll Call.
The roll call showed the presence of
138 members. The result of the tirst
roll call: ltichardsen, 44: De Ar
mond. 40; Bankhead, 34; Sulzer, 25.
The result of the third roll call was:
Richardson, 40: De Armond, 45; Bank
head, 32. and Suler, 23,
NEW NORTHERN ROAD.
Incorpmatlou of a Danville Knterprlia
Provided For.
Springfield, Deo. 2. The secretary
of slate today licensed the incorpora
tion of the Danville, Paxton & North
ern railroad. The capital stock is
$100,000. The incorporators and first
board of -directors are: Charles Bo
gardus, of Paxton; William P. Can
non, Uus M. Greenebaum, M. K. King
and George T. Buckingham, Danville.
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.
One Filed by Charles Bradley In the United
States Court.
Chicago, Dec. 2. Liabilities amount
ing to $46,800 are scheduled in a peti
tion in bankruptcy filed in the United
States district court by Charles Britl
ley, a salesman living in Hock Island.
The debts were contra e'ed in !0.
The petitioner has no assets.
Mr. Bradley, who is now a resi
dent of Kock Island, was formerly in
business at Fairbury, 111., where bus
iness misfortunes overtook him, but it
is stated that he has succeeded in
liquidating most of his liabilities.
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